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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargunnock Burn | Gargunnock Burn | R G Moir Esqr. Revd [Reverend] John Stark Mr William Jamieson |
009.16 ; 016.04 ; 016.07 ; 016.08 | A wild mountain stream. It takes its rise in the Gargunnock Hills and after a course of about five miles it falls into the Forth a little below the Suspension Bridge. It turns one Corn and Flour Mill in its course. There are several very fine Cascades on it the principal of which is Downie's Leap so called from the fact of a man of that name having attempted to leap immediately across the chasm through which it falls and lost his life in the attempt; it is about forty feet high and quite perpendicular. The bed of the stream is rocky and course rapid; and is said to contain fine trout. |
| Downie's Loup | Downie's Loup | R G Moir Esqr. Revd [Reverend] J Stark Mr William Jamieson |
016.04 | There are several very fine Cascades on it [Gargunnock Burn] the principal of which is Downie's Leap so called from the fact of a man of that name having attempted to leap immediately across the chasm through which it falls and lost his life in the attempt; it is about forty feet high and quite perpendicular. |
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Gargunnock Parish
[Below entry for Downie's Loup:]
The examiner states that it was a mistake of his to write
Leap instead of Loup which is the Scotticism for Leap
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 14 - Parish of Gargunnock, OS1/32/14
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Gargunnock.
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Stirling, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.